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1 LIQUID SCINTILLATION - MEASURING PROCEDURES, NEW DEVELOPMENTS - DGFS e.v. German Society for Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 2015 Karlsruhe
2 MOEBIUS Siegurd ERAT Stephan MAYER Klaus MOEBIUS Rolf MOEBIUS Tiana SANTIAGO Luz WENDEL Juergen WISSER Sascha This work is subject to copyright. Any kind of reproduction or translation, even partial, is permitted only with the consent of the authors. The results of this book are based on literature compilations and experimental investigations to the best of our knowledge. The authors explicitly point out that in the implementation of the proposals and recommendations of this book the individual circumstances should be taken into account. "Good Laboratory Practice" and the state of the art in analytical quality management is a prerequisite for the reliability of analytical results. The authors, DGFS ev and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT exclude any liability for damages which may arise from the use of the information in this book. Copyright by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Campus North Hervorgegangen aus dem Zusammenschluss des Forschungszentrums Karlsruhe GmbH und der Universität Karlsruhe (TH) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Printed in Germany ISBN Available as well as CD-ROM
3 PREFACE This handbook on Liquid Scintillation (LS) presents a compilation of the most important radioanalytical procedures applying this modern measuring technology. It serves as a manual for the determination of radioisotopes by LS. New developments in this context are described with emphasis on our research work on natural radionuclides published recently in two other handbooks and in the Proceedings of the "International Conferences on Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry LSC 2001, 2005, 2008, 2010 and Several radioanalytical procedures for the environmental survey have been published in Germany and worldwide. However, only a few of them really concern the liquid scintillation technology wrongfully. Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry (LSS) presents an effective, efficient and universal method for the measurement of radionuclides, especially with the recent developments of extractive sample preparation, α/β Pulse Shape Discrimination and TDCR for absolute counting. It avoids a tedious and time-consuming sample preparation. Modern LSS is presented in the first part of the handbook together with a summary of practical equipment calibration techniques. Measuring procedures include to a major part natural radionuclides like Radon and Radium. Additional emphasis is dedicated to radionuclides from nuclear fission activities, like Sr-isotopes by LS and Cerenkov counting. Analytical methods include also Fe-, Ni- and Ca-isotopes as present in decommissioning activities. Due to the present importance a chapter on procedures for NORM has been introduced. Quality assurance aspects like method validation with uncertainty budget and error analysis are discussed in the last part. A comprehensive literature survey facilitates further studies. The request of the LSC-Handbuch edited in 2008 in German language, and recently in 2012 in English, as well as the high interest from participants of international training activities for IAEA, KIT Karlsruhe, SPERA and OAP was the motivation for DGFS e.v. to publish these measuring procedures. As constitutional aim of the German Society for Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry DGFS e.v. the authors wish that this handbook would further spread the modern and future prospective methodology of Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry.
4 LIQUID SCINTILLATION - MEASURING PROCEDURES, NEW DEVELOPMENTS - Summary The most important radioanalytical procedures for Liquid Scintillation (LS) as a modern measuring technology are compiled in a practice-oriented way. The methods cover α/βdiscrimination, extractive scintillation for both natural radionuclides as well as activation/fission nuclides resulting from the nuclear fuel cycle. Following an introduction of the present state of the art of LS technology, calibration procedures like quench correction, α/β pulse shape discrimination and working procedures for dual and multi labeled samples are presented. The measuring procedures of the main part include natural radionuclides with special emphasis on rapid methods for Radon, 226,228 Ra and 210 Pb in water samples, satisfying the worldwide request for drinking water analysis. An excursion to NORM materials in phosphogypsum and in the oil and gas industries follows. Procedures for the determination of radionuclides in the nuclear fuel cycle address to 89,90 Sr fission nuclides, from conventional to recent TDCR Cerenkov counting ( 89 Sr and 90 Y), but includes as well 241 Pu as low β-energy built up product. The determination of 55 Fe, 63 Ni and 41,45 Ca isotopes as EC and low energetic β-emitting activation products in decommissioning activities includes their comprehensive sample preparation. The part on Radiation Protection covers effluent measurements for Tritium and Radiocarbon as well as laboratory contamination control. The last chapter of this manual is dedicated to quality assurance aspects as the calculation of lower limits of detection and the uncertainty budget. A comprehensive literature survey facilitates this handbook to apply further studies on modern Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry.
5 Contents Contents 1. Introduction The Liquid Scintillation Process Quenching Separation of α- and β-γ-radiation by Extractive Scintillators and Pulse Shape Discrimination Sample Preparation for α/β-pulse Shape Discrimination Measuring Procedures Instrument Calibration Procedures Quench Correction Curves Dual Labeling Calibration for α/β-discrimination Natural Radionuclides Aqueous Samples Gross α/β Survey in Drinking Water Radon by Extraction Radon by Gel Counting Ra-226 through Radon Emanation 33 1
6 Contents Radium by Derived Radium RAD Disk Method Quick Method for Pb-210 and Other Key Nuclides in Drinking Water Uranium Isotopes by Extractive Scintillation Tritium by Distillation Sea Water Samples NORM Samples NORM in Phosphogypsum Rn in Crude Oil and Oil Fractions Radium Isotopes and Pb-210 in Scale, Deposits and Production Water Radionuclides from Nuclear Fission Activities Strontium by Strontium RAD Disk Sr-90 and Pb-210 by Extraction Chromatography Strontium in Milk Sr-89/90 by Cerenkov Counting Strontium Isotopes (Sr-89/Sr-90 and Sr-90/Y-90) by TDCR Cerenkov Counting Fe-55 by Extraction Chromatography Ni-63 by Extraction Chromatography Fe-55 and Ni-63 in Radioactive Waste 77 2
7 Contents Ca-Isotopes in Biological Shield Fe-55 and Ca-41 in Decommissioning Activities by TDCR-LSC Pu-241 in Presence of Other Plutonium Isotopes (LS-α-Spectrometry) Multiple Radionuclide Analysis Radiation Protection Radon in Air Enrichment in Organic Cocktail Adsorption on Active Carbon PicoRad Tritium in Off-gas Radiocarbon in Off-gas Contamination Control by Swipe Assays Quality Assurance and Uncertainty Budget Uncertainty Budget in LS Spectrometry Lower Limit of Detection Method Evaluation and Validation 110 3
8 Contents 4. Literature 114 Annex 1: Abbreviations 121 Annex 2: List of Figures and Tables 122 Annex 3: Recent International Conferences on Advances in Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry 124 4
9 2.2. Natural Radionuclides Measuring Procedures Radium by Derived Radium RAD Disk Method Introduction This method is suitable for all Radium isotopes ( 226 Ra, 228 Ra and 224 Ra). The decay and ingrowth properties of 226 Ra and its occurrence is desribed in chapter in detail. 228 Ra is a low energetic β-emitter with 39 kev maximum energy (56%), but also possesses a 15.5 kev component of lower intensity (35%) [MAGILL 1999]. It is normally present in much lower concentrations compared to 226 Ra. However, in water reservoirs of Thorium containing geological formations such as e.g. Wismut area, Saxonia, Kerala/South India, Sri Lanka, South Thailand, Bahia/North Brazil or in the south of Madagascar, it has been found in much higher concentrations compared to 226 Ra. The equilibrium conditions with its progenies are substantially more complex. According to 228 Ra β - β - α 228 Ac 228 Th 5.7a 6.1h 1.9a 224 Ra 224 Ra α α α β - β - 61m 220 Rn 216 Po 212 Pb 212 Bi 212 Po α 0.3 µs 3.6d 56s 0.15s 10.6h α β - 25m 208 Tl 3m 208 Pb 228 Ra forms a variety of α-emitting daughter nuclides. Its determination of is more challenging because of its low energetic β-radiation and the influences of the short-lived α- and high energetic β-emitting daughter nuclides. 228 Ra with 3x10-5 Sv/Bq [MAGILL 1999] (ICRP-68 recommends 6.7x10-7 Sv/Bq) is estimated as radiobiological more hazardous due to the various α-emitting daughter nuclides in partial equilibrium. In order to limit the effective dose to 0.1 msv/a, a maximum value of 20 mbq/l in drinking and mineral water for small children should not be exceeded. The method described here is applicable to all Radium isotopes. It makes use of selective extraction disks and the complexing properties of Radium with EDTA. Solid Phase Extraction Disks are commercially available for Ra, Sr, Cs and Tc from 3M EMPORE Company (St. Paul, USA) (fig. 14c). Radium RAD Disk filters are made of thin membranes which selectively extract Radium and Lead because of their ionic size. 21-crown- 7-ether as extractive agent (see fig. 21) is bound onto a stable inert material of polytetrafluoro-ethylene (PTFE). Water samples are extracted through the filter disk and eluted with EDTA [SMITH et al. 1997]. According to the recommendations by 3M, the solution should be stored air-tight for equilibration of 226 Ra with 222 Rn. After 20 to 30 days 222 Rn can be flushed into a ZnS cell and is determined through its α-scintillations. 35
10 2.2. Natural Radionuclides Measuring Procedures For 228 Ra determination, the loaded filter is stored for 1 to 20 hours. The ingrowing 228 Ac is then eluted from the filter by diluted HNO 3, evaporated on a plate and measured in a proportional counter [EPA 1980]. The main advantage of the Radium selective filter is the enrichment of Radium from water samples of up to 3 to 5 L volume. The procedure prescribed by the manufacturer [3 M EMPORE 1998] is unsuitable for fast results and in-situ analysis because of the long storage time and the laboratory intensive solid scintillation measurement. Following our investigations [MÖBIUS et al. 2002], we recommend a simplified and rapid modification. After filtration Radium is eluted drop wise with a small amount of alkaline EDTA. After the addition of a gelating cocktail (OptiPhase HiSafe III), the eluate is measured directly in an α/β-ls spectrometer. 226 Ra can be quantified in the α-channel and 228 Ra simultaneously in the β-channel (fig. 16). We have also used the method for in-situ water analysis with a filter cartridge (fig. 14 b). The sample is filtered into a syringe, eluted immediately and measured with the mobile HIDEX Triathler instrument. Figure 14: RAD Filter Disk (a) Filtering apparatus (b) Filter cartridge with Radium filter (c) Filter material (enlarged) Materials and Equipment - Radium RAD DiskFilter (3M Empore, FCI Consulting & Instruments) - HNO 3 (conc. 2M, 0.5M) M EDTA solution alkaline 36
11 2.2. Natural Radionuclides Measuring Procedures - OptiPhase HiSafe III - Filtering apparatus (for 48mm filter diameter) with recipient - Sucking finger (50 ml) Procedure [MÖBIUS et al. 2002] (1) 3 L water sample are acidified with concentrated HNO 3 to 2M (130 ml 12 M HNO 3 per Liter of water). (2) After preconditioning of the Radium RAD Disk with 20 ml 2 M HNO 3 the water sample is extracted by filtration (< 50 ml/min). (3) The filter is washed with 10 ml 0.5 M HNO 3, with further 10 ml distilled water and then sucked sharply. (4) The Radium isotopes are eluted from the filter by drop wise addition of 5 ml 0.25 M alkaline EDTA (twice for quality control!) and collected in a small recipient. (5) The 5 ml sample is mixed with 16 ml of OptiPhase HiSafe III cocktail in a glass vial (clear gel!) and is stored for 3 hours (decay of 214 Pb) before measurement. (6) 226 Ra is quantified from the α-psd-channel and 228 Ra from the low energetic β- channel. Remark: Do not run the filter dry during extraction! Modified Procedure for better sensitivity (1 ) The Radium isotopes are eluted dropwise with 12 ml 0.25M EDTA alkaline and then covered with 9 ml organic cocktail (BetaPlate Scint or Toluene Scint). (2 ) The vial is closed and stored with the cover downwards in a refrigerator. (3 ) After equilibration with 222 Rn (minimum 20 days) the vial is shaken vigorously (time t 0 ), stored for another 3 hours and then measured in the α-channel. Evaluation Measurement of the EDTA eluate directly: The activity concentration A C of the water sample is calculated by R N * 1000 A C = * f(t) ε η * V [Bq/L] whereas R N = Net rate (cps) ε = Μeasuring efficiency (90 to 100 % for 226 Ra) η = Elution yield (95 to 100 % under optimized conditions) V = Sample volume (3 L) f(t) = Correction factor for 222 Rn ingrowth between elution and measurement in case of 226 Ra f(t) = 1 / 3(1-exp-(t 1 /T 222 1/2 Rn)* ln2)) 37
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